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Les cousines sur la Sears Tower à Chicago
Béatrice Coulibeuf-Espejo
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
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Chapelle de mon Amour
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 46.9 x 15.2 x 11 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 6 x 4.3 inch
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LA BEAUTE SECRETE DE MAJORELLE
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1 inch
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Vue sur les toits 3
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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MANHATTAN LES COULEURS DE LA VIE
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
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Au bout du monde avec toi
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 93.5 x 18.3 x 13.5 cm Sculpture - 36.8 x 7.2 x 5.3 inch
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Genève, vue de la place Bel-Air et Pont de l'Ile, un jour de marché
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 65.5 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.8 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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En balayant la cour du couvent
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Barrès, cathédrale de lumière
Jame's Prunier
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1 inch
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La parisienne vaut bien une messe
Sylvia Galmot
Photography - 50 x 30 cm Photography - 19.7 x 11.8 inch
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Usa-Les Navajo_Arizona
Nadia Ferroukhi
Photography - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 015
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 013
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 011
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 009
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 012
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
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Passage en ville
Christian Raffin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Vibrations Under New Rays
Alec Cumming
Painting - 96.5 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 38 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
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View from under the parasol
Alec Cumming
Painting - 92 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
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Maxime Blachere – Notre Dame du Graffiti
Maxime Blachère
Print - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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Arc de Triomphe de la Libertay
Maxime Blachère
Print - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
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Site industriel 208
Marion Tivital
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Site industriel 195
Marion Tivital
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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L'infini, le regard vers le monde
Babs
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Série prestige : The Boat
Martin-Fréville
Painting - 73 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
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La vague jaune
Béatrice Coulibeuf-Espejo
Painting - 45 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch
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Coudé sur socle
Guy de Rougemont
Sculpture - 24.8 x 22 x 9.8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
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Peinture à la chaux, Eglise de Prodromos sur l'île de Paros
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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La belle au jardin ardent
Myriam Démarez Gérat
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Brooklyn Bridge from the New York, New York Portfolio
Robert Indiana
Print - 77.5 x 58.4 cm Print - 30.5 x 23 inch
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A Delicate Balance Mixed Media Diptych, Abstract Painting
Madonna Phillips
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 2 inch
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Shadows’s city: Berlin
Udo Roosen
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
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In the rays of the sun
Galina Kulaga
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
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Architecture
Art and architecture share many similarities. They've influenced one another throughout history. However, trying to liken these two disciplines will inevitably lead to certain contractions.
Perhaps the biggest difference is that Art, in its broadest sense, is defined as a creation meant to trigger an emotional response which is generally related to aesthetic pleasure. It doesn't satisfy any of life's basic needs, but it leads to thoughts, reflections, and often taps into our subconscious and our memory. On the other hand, architecture's primary purpose is to shelter individuals and ensure their safety. Architecture is meant to serve a utilitarian purpose.
Today, architecture has gone far beyond this initial function. Architects have strived to combine engineering and aesthetic research to create buildings that are so out of the ordinary we wonder how they were designed. They want their creations to stand out and favour originality and creativity. Just like in arts, architecture is influenced by the historical, social, and political context of the time and each movement has its own characteristics, from baroque to futurism to Bauhaus. Modern architecture marked a turn in the history of architecture. Architects revolutionised the social scope of their discipline and took an industrialist approach to society and nature — avant-garde architects rubbed shoulders with artists such as Georges Braque, Piet Mondrian, and members of the De Stijl group. Le Corbusier is a pioneer in collective housing, and also took part in ambitious projects which aimed to rebuild entire cities, such as Chandigarh in India. Decorative arts also developed by taking inspiration from the conventions that governed modernist architecture.
Contemporary architecture might not be a specific movement per se, but buildings that fall into this category share certain attributes. Contemporary architecture is characterised by curvy lines and various volumes in a single structure, as seen with the Sydney Opera House. The architect Jørn Utzon explained that he didn't seek to create a building for this project, but an actual sculpture. The building continually renews itself with new meanings and experiences for each passerby. Architectural works often require periods of deep reflection and a long though process in order for the architect to envisage how to give their building a sense of character and soul.
Whether architecture is an art or not is a never ending debate, but it is undeniable that there are strong links between the two disciplines. There are many examples of collaborations between contemporary artists and architects, and today the works of the greatest architects are exhibited in museums along with their fellow artists.
Discover our selections of artworks inspired by art and architecture!